Uefa shake-up will leave England in top league

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England are set to be among Europe's heavyweights in Uefa shake-upMarc Aspland/The Times

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Rooney and co will face the Continent's top nationsNick Potts/PA

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The new competition would offer qualification for World Cup and European Championship finalsJavier Garcia/Rex Features

Mark Cue

Last updated at 11:22AM, March 26 2014

England are set to take on Europe’s top nations in a new competition as part
of a major revamp of international football in Europe that would reduce the
number of meaningless friendlies and ensure fans pack into Wembley.

Uefa is expected to approve a new “League of Nations” tournament at its
congress in Kazakhstan within the next 24 hours. The new competition, to be
held biennially, in odd-numbered years, would offer qualification for the
World Cup and European Championship finals. However, the exact format is yet
to be confirmed.